Norman Muller | About Norman Muller
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About Norman Muller

Born 1962 in Mexico City to parents of German and American descent, Norman Muller was influenced by international art and culture at a very young age. A son of an affluent architect, at 15 years old Muller observed the analytics of composition, exactness of foundation and the manner of which line and form add to one another. The architecture of Mexico City exposed itself as a base for what was to effect the direction of his art. Mexico City, a mecca for both old world and new contemporary sparked inspiration on many different areas for a young and budding artist. It was here where works by Diego Rivera, Siquerios, Rufino Tamayo and Pedro Coronel became early influences on the beginning of his career as a worldwide artist.

In true artist fashion, Muller spent his 20’s vigorously producing in his studio. A perch above the city bustle, his creative space served as an artists dream with the historic landscape and people’s movement as his canvas. This intensely beautiful environment is where he began the exploration in the technique of deconstruction. His works quickly evolved and found a harmony through the patterning of color. He became a fanatic about the science of Acrylics and the nature of how they layered, what techniques can be used for manipulating the paint and how they allowed for exposing texture.

With a birds eye view atop Mexico City, Muller was fortunate enough to produce in a space that enticed the senses on a level that was creatively empowering. This empowerment proved fruitful to the cultivation of his work into his 30’s until he craved outside influence. In a desire for artistic growth, Muller decided to travel abroad and expand his formal training in Europe. Studying the methodical layering techniques of the Old Masters and using these teachings to sharpen his color use in his abstract works proved to be the connection between precision and passion that he was looking for. With intense studies surrounding works by Matisse, Rothko and De Kooning, the art greatly impacted the developed nature of his pieces.

After a successful stay in Europe it was time to make the move to New York where he sought the influential direction of Harry Moody & Gerhard Richter. It was here where Muller took his color application and introduced the use of new tools such as oversized palette brushes, large sweeper sponges and small palette knifes to release paint. With a signature layer of primary colors, Muller builds up his canvas layer by layer and uses mixtures of tools and pressure to manipulate the balance. Both Moody and Richter’s works are now amongst the greatest abstracts in the market today and still influence the work of Muller.

This impact of these teachings in both color application and use of various tools developed his works into what you see in the present day and what you see on this elegant gallery floor.

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